Frequent prior hospitalization may predict stroke readmission

(HealthDay)—Frequent prior hospitalization and National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) rating at admission may predict 30-day readmission after ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke, according to a study published online June 11 in the American Journal of Medical Quality.

Roy E. Strowd, M.D., from the Wake Forest School of Medicine in Winston-Salem, N.C., and colleagues retrospectively compared 79 cases readmitted to the same hospital within 30 days of acute stroke and 86 frequency-matched controls to identify factors associated with readmission.

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